United States Code (Last Updated: May 24, 2014) |
Title 46. SHIPPING |
SubTitle III. Maritime Liability |
Chapter 313. COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND MARITIME LIENS |
SubChapter I. GENERAL |
§ 31302. Availability of instruments, copies, and information
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The Secretary shall— (1) make any instrument filed or recorded with the Secretary under this chapter available for public inspection; (2) on request, provide a copy, including a certified copy, of any instrument made available for public inspection under this chapter; and (3) on request, provide a certificate containing information included in an instrument filed or recorded under this chapter.
Historical And Revision
Historical and Revision Notes | |
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Revised section | Source section (U.S. Code) |
31302(1) | 46:927 (1st sentence) |
31302(2) | 46:927 (2d sentence) |
31302(3) | New |
Section 31302(1) makes all instruments filed for recording or recorded with the Secretary of Transportation available for public inspection. The only substantive change to law made by this subsection is the inclusion of instruments filed for recording, which is in keeping with the new requirements on filing of instruments made in section 31321.
Section 31302(2) requires the Secretary to provide the public with a certified copy of the material made available to the public under subsection (a). This subsection makes no substantive change to law.
Section 31302(3) requires the Secretary, on request, to issue a certificate containing the information included in instruments on file, such as certificates of ownership.
Amendments
2010—Pub. L. 111–281 struck out “of Transportation” after “Secretary” in introductory provisions.